Grenada County, Mississippi

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Grenada County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Grenada County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	21,217	2,946,779	334,922,499	1809th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,804	$56,447	$80,734	2840th of 3,221
Median Age	39.2	38.6	38.9	2336th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.8%	25.1%	35.7%	1684th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$132,200	$169,800	$332,700	2488th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$807	$954	$1,413	2055th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.6%	18.9%	12.5%	250th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	5.8%	5.2%	1300th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	50.3	62.8	n/a	1531st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	2.4%	14.1%	2806th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.5	n/a	n/a	2967th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.6%	70.0%	65.2%	2611th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.7	25.6	26.4	2596th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.5%	5.9%	15.1%	2998th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.8%	n/a	n/a	753rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.8%	43.5%	46.9%	2926th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.1%	n/a	n/a	2618th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Grenada County, Mississippi

Statistic	Grenada County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	50.3%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.5%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.5	56.1	61.4

Age in Grenada County, Mississippi

Statistic	Grenada County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	39.2	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.2%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Grenada County, Mississippi

Statistic	Grenada County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	8,464	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.1%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.0%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.4%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.1%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	34.2%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Grenada County, Mississippi

Statistic	Grenada County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,048	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.3%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.3%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.9%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.6%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.7%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.7%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Grenada County, Mississippi

Statistic	Grenada County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	10,444	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.8%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.4%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.0%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.4%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,355	$1,215	n/a

Education in Grenada County, Mississippi

Statistic	Grenada County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	13.0%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.1%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.2%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.9%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.9%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Grenada County, Mississippi

Statistic	Grenada County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.1%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	87.1%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.0%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Grenada County, Mississippi

Statistic	Grenada County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.0%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.1%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	3.1%	16.7%

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